Pamela Esposito-Amery, the CEO and Co-Founder of Tell Every Amazing Lady®, was interviewed by Lambeth Hochwald of EverydayHealth.com on September 23, 2022 to highlight the foundation’s work. Pamela shared her sister Louisa’s story and how the two of them founded Tell Every Amazing Lady® to provide ovarian cancer patients and survivors, as well as their families and loved ones, with resources while also educating the public of the signs and symptoms of the disease.
You can read the article here.
Flora Poleshchuk, certified genetic counselor who is also a T.E.A.L.® board member, has published an article with Allaina Brock, our T.E.A.L.® Program Associate. Flora is a current cancer genetic counselor whose career has been enhanced by working with T.E.A.L.® and, Allaina is a prospective genetic counseling student who has gained invaluable experience working as a staff member at T.E.A.L.®. The article titled “Building Context for Genetic Counseling: A Non-Profit Perspective” was released on April 14th, 2022. It was published in the National Society of Genetic Counselors’ newsletter called Perspectives. Click here to read.
Tell Every Amazing Lady® has funded research at some of the country’s most prestigious hospitals and institutions. For 2020, we are proud to announce partial funding of the study “Methylomic Landscapes of Ovarian Cancer Precursor Lesions,” led by Professor Tian-Li Wang at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
The goal of the research is to find chemical changes that occur in the DNA of fallopian tube cells of healthy women who are at increased risk of developing ovarian cancer. These changes can dramatically alter how cells act and divide, and may contribute to the development of small precursor lesions, called STICs, that can later become aggressive cancers.
Many women who have not been diagnosed with cancer may already have STIC lesions in their fallopian tubes, especially if they are at increased risk of developing ovarian cancer due to hereditary genetic mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2. Studies have also indicated that it takes approximately six to seven years for these STICs to progress into invasive ovarian cancer.
Their new technology seeks to detect these markers in a cervical Pap smear (called “PapDREAM” assay) in a highly sensitive and specific way, so they can conduct a future clinical trial to determine the performance of the assay for early detection of ovarian cancer in high-risk women.
Partial funding of this grant was made possible by donations to the Jane Fund.
Tell Every Amazing Lady® continued its September Ovarian Cancer Awareness Campaign on September 2nd, 2020, by tying ribbons across Brooklyn. Foundation staff and volunteers were joined by members of the North Flatbush BID, Park Slope Fifth Avenue BID, and Myrtle Avenue BID to tie teal-colored ribbons from national organization Turn the Towns Teal® along their respective avenues to raise awareness about the disease and remind community members of the virtual 12th Annual Brooklyn T.E.A.L.® Walk/Run.
On Saturday, April 25, 2020, Kendra Scott will be holding an online fundraiser for Tell Every Amazing Lady®. On this day, 20% of sale proceeds will go to T.E.A.L.®.
Shop www.kendrascott.com, on April 25th to benefit T.E.A.L.®. Be sure to use code GIVEBACK7033 to make sure we get part of the proceeds when you check out.
Greater New York Council, Boy Scouts of America’s Kintecoying Lodge 4 Order of the Arrow made and sold Lodge flaps in honor of T.E.A.L.®’s 10th Anniversary in January 2019.
Members Dave Coleman and Anthony Bracciante — who has been a volunteer of the foundation since its inception — paid for the manufacture of the flaps so that all of the $2,500 raised from the sale could be donated to T.E.A.L.®. Many members of the Boy Scouts have been volunteers at our events over the years and we thank them for their service hours to our foundation.
Read about T.E.A.L.® news, upcoming events, and a new program that we’ve launched.
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T.E.A.L.® volunteer Solange hosted a bake sale and fundraiser for the foundation at PS 164 on 14th Avenue in Borough Park, Brooklyn on Sept. 26. Students and faculty dressed in teal, and T.E.A.L.® educational and awareness materials were posted.
T.E.A.L.® attended the Hot Sounds of Summer music event in Prospect Heights on June 21. The music-filled block party was presented by the North Flatbush BID and NYC Weekend Walks, and featured live music and entertainment.
T.E.A.L.® staff spoke to attendees about ovarian cancer and our programs.
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On March 27th, T.E.A.L. met with over 200 students at The New York City Department of Education’s Office of Adult and Continuing Education Health Fair in New York, NY. During the fair T.E.A.L. spoke to all the participants about the signs, symptoms and risks of ovarian cancer plus future events and volunteer opportunities.
Join T.E.A.L.® for the 2019 Skecher’s Performance Los Angeles Marathon and experience the sites of Los Angeles for an amazing cause. Run with an expected 24,000 participants on this iconic 26-mile course across Los Angeles. The March 24th event will begin at Dodger Stadium. Runners will then make their way across Los Angeles and make their way to the end of the course steps away from the Santa Monica Pier. Complete with gorgeous sunrise views and an unparalleled view of Los Angeles’ most popular landmarks, this is one race you definitely don’t want to miss. Visit https://telleveryamazinglady.org/lamarathon for more info about how to join Team Tell Every Amazing Lady!
T.E.A.L.® participated in the Fall Festival on Flatbush Ave on Saturday, October 20th, 2018, which celebrated the completion of the 6th Avenue Triangle for pedestrian safety. T.E.A.L.® had a table at the Fall Fest and was able to educate the community about ovarian cancer, along with our programs and services. With live performances, a ribbon cutting ceremony, and games and activities for all ages, the event was a great kickoff to fall in New York, and a great way to reach more people about ovarian cancer.
On June 10th, Rose Kardashian, an ovarian cancer survivor & owner of Loosey Goosey Fashions, held a fashion show at our T.E.A.L.® Community Center. Guests were able to enjoy light refreshments, watch the fashion show, and shop while they learned more about ovarian cancer! Part of the proceeds from the sales benefited T.E.A.L.®. Thank you to Rose and to all who attended our first successful fashion show!